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Rumored to be more extreme variant.

With a history of special edition variants, it's no surprise to hear Lamborghini may be working of a new Huracan model. Now that the Italian automaker has followed up on the Lamborghini Huracan LP 610-4 coupe with the soft-top Lamborghini Huracan LP 610-4 Spyder, we hear a new rear-drive variant of the Huracan coupe is coming to the 2015 Los Angeles auto show, according to Autocar.

The move isn't unprecedented as the company has made rear-drive versions of the Gallardo which preceded the Huracan as the automaker's "entry-level" V-10-powered sports car.

"We did it with the Gallardo so it might be an option," Lamborghini boss Stephan Winkelmann said at last year's Pebble Beach Concours. "We are a four-wheel-drive super-sports car [manufacturer] but why should we not do a rear-drive option? We need lots of derivatives. Customers expect it and we always need something new to talk about."

Additionally, the automaker offers the rear-drive Lamborghini Huracan LP 620-2 Super Trofeo race car. A rear-drive street-legal variant wouldn't be hard to develop. Where the rear-drive Lamborghini Gallardo LP 550-2 coupe and Spyder were lower priced variants, rumors suggest the rear-drive Huracan will be a lighter and more powerful model with a price tag higher than the current LP 610-4 coupe and Spyder models.

The report also suggests the new rear-drive Lamborghini Huracan coupe could reach showrooms in the first quarter of 2016. If a rear-drive coupe happens, expect an open-top Spyder variant to follow.

Source: Autocar